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OASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1911.

Patented Nov. 25. 1913.-

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CASH REGISTER. APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1911.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed September 2, 1911. Serial No. 647,321.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER E. PATTE a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Cash-Registers, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingspecification, 1n wh1ch- Figure 1 1s a top plan view of my 1mproved cashregister with the casing repart of this moved. Fig. l is a detailed viewof the segment which operates the type wheel. Fig. 2 is a frontelevational view of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of thesame. Fig. 4C is a side elevational view of the same. Fig. 5 is adetailed view illustrating the casing Fig. 6 is a detailed Viewillustrating a part of the paper feeding mechanism. Fig. 7 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view through the machine. Fig. 8 is a sideelevational view'of the totalizers, as seen from the left-hand side ofthe machine. Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the parts in-ehangedposit-ion. Fig. 9 is an enlarged front elevational view of thetotalizers'. Fig. 10 is a detailed view of the hundreds, tens and unitwheels respectively.

Fig. 11 is a detailed side elevational View of the totalizers and theircarrying mechanisln. Fig. 12 is a detailed view of the actuating pawlfor the No sale register or totalizer. Fig. 13 is a detailed view of'the actuating pawl for the tens and hundreds of dollars wheels. Fig. 14is a detailed view of the tens and hundreds of dollars wheelsrespectively. Fig. 15 is a detailed view of one of the indicating wheelsFig. 16 is a detailed View of the disk carrying a trip projection forthe carrying mechanis'm which is attached to the indicating wheel. Fig.17 is a detailed view illustrating the restraining pawls for thetotalizers. Fig. 18 is a front. elevational view of the cylinderindicating mechanism. Fig. 19 is a side elevational view ofsaid'mechanism showing the dollars segment. Fig. 19 is a similar viewshowing the cents segment. .Fig. 20 is a detailed view of the means foroperating the No sale indicator. Fig. 21 is a detailed View of the meansfor operating the dollar indicating cylinder. Fig.

22 is a detailed view of the tens controlling lever. Fig. 23 is adetailed view of themnits controlling lever. Fig. 24 is of the rockerframe. Fig. 25 is a detailed view of the carrying mechanism showing theparts in carrying position. Fig. 26 is a side elevational view of thecomposition key and its connections. Fig. 27 is a modified formofoperating handle showing means for deferring the return of the registeroperating segments. Fig. 28 is a side I elevational view of the clerkdesignating mechanism. Fig. 29 is a plan view of the structure shown inFig. 28. Fig. 30 illustrates a. portion of the record strip.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cashregisters, the object being to construct a machine of the characterdescribed in such manner that there are comparativelyfew parts andtherefore the machine may be cheaply manufactured.

One feature of my improved machine is the utilization of a single leverwhich is universally mounted so as to swing horizontally opposite thenumber to be registered, and then move vertically to register, indicateand record said number.

Another feature resides in thepeculiar construction of the controllingplates which cooperate with the handle whereby one or more of saidcontrolling plates are operated to efiect such registration.

Another feature of the invention resides in the employment of a.composition key whereby a large number composed of one or more smallernumbers may be registered and recorded, as separate numbers, butindicated as a single number.

Another feature is the provision of means whereby when the compositionkey is depressed, the drawer cannot be opened until all of the componentparts of the number have been registered, indicated and recorded.

Separate counting mechanisms are provided to register the numbersindicating different amounts of sales and the number a detailed View oftimes that the handle is operated to open the drawer when no sale ismade.

My invention consists also in the construction. arrangement andcombination of the several parts. all of which will be herein afterpointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: 1 indicates the side frames of the machine which areconnected together by suitable cross bars, and in which the shafts orpivot rods are mounted. Be:

tween these side frames is arranged a drawer which determine theposition of the operating handle. The operating handle is indicated at 6and is provided withgan upwardly opening slot, see'Fig. 4;, at itsupperend to embrace the outwardly extending flange of plate 5, thebutton or head of said operating handle being provided with anindicating point designed to be placed opposite the amount to beregistered; The operating handle is pivoted at 7 by means of ahorizontally disposed pivot pin to a swinging plate 8, which plate isprovided with vertical pivot points cooperating with the cross bars 9and 10. The rear end of the operating handle 6 carries a spring-heldtappet 11 which cooperates with a notched plate 12, carried by the rearend of'the plate 8, so as to compel a full stroke of the operatinghandlein a mannerwell known. In order to prevent the operating handle frombein operated when moved too suddenly, or w en being struck a blow, asfor instance by the falling of a package thereon, I pivotally mount arestraining plate 13 upon the plate 8 which plate has a recess forcoiiperatin with a pin 14 on the operating handle. When the operatinghandle is properly operated, the pin 14 rides up the inclined upper edgeof the slot permitting the plate 13 to swing on its pivot until saidplate13 strikes a pin 15 on plate 8. The rear .end

of plate 13 is bent under the operating handle,

so that as the operating handle is restored to normal position, theplate 13 is moved in proper relation to the pin M, j When the operatinghandle is moved too suddenly, as when struck a blow, the plate 13 willprevent the operating handle from being operated asthe relation of thepin let to the upper edge of the recess is such that the operatinghandle is locked in position when too great a downward pressure isexerted on its forward end. 16 indicates a rocker plate con centric withrespect to the pivotal axis ofmovement of, the plate 8 and pivotallymounted upon castings which connect the cross bars 9 and 10, the pivotalpoint of this rocker frame being co-incident with that of the operatinghandle. The rear ends of this rocker frame are provided with weights 17which I prefer to use in place of springs because they exert a constantenergy upon the rocker frame to restore the same, where- .ward movementof the member 16.

as springs would exert a variable pressure upon said frame.

The rocker frame may of course have springs connected to it either toassist the weights in their action, or to constitute the sole restoringmedium for said rocker frame.

The operating handle is provided with an L-shaped extension 6 (see Fig.7 which extends under the rocker frame so that when the operating handleis depressed, the rocker frame is moved with it and'when said handle israised, the rocker frame will also be positively restored to position,although in practice the operating handle "is depressed and thenreleased, the weights or springs connected to the rocker frame'res'torinthe operating handlef O ne member of the rocker frame is extendedrearwardly as indicated at 1 6 where it is provided with a tappet 17carrying a roller-on its end which cotiperates with a beveled lower edgeof a lever 18 pivoted to the adjacent side frame so as to rock saidlever on the up- 18 is providedfwith a shoulder 18 so that when theroller on the tappet rocks said lever-and comes to a position oppositethe shoulder, it will permit the lever 18 to remain in its normalposition on the down stroke of the member 16% The purpose of thisrocking lever 18 is to release the indicating cylinders to zero so thatthey may be reset to indicate a number being'registered in the machine,as will hereinafter more fully appear. In addition to releasing theindicating cylinders, the rocker Lever frame 16- also operates the paperfeeding I mechanism and the carrying mechanism of the tot-alizers, aswill hereinafter appear.

I will now describe the. means for introducing numbers into theregistering mechanism and will first direct attention to Fig. 2 whereinit will be seen that the plate 5 at the left bears the characters 01 to04 inclusive, indicating cents, so that when the pointer on theoperating handle is placed opposite any of these numbers, theregistering mechanism will be correspondingly operated to accumulate theproper number and the indicating cylinder is moved to indicate suchnumber. The letters on plate 5 mean no sale and when the operatinghandle is placed opposite this point and depressed, the registering mehanism for indicating the number of times the drawer is opened, will beoperated and the indicating cylinders returned to zero. The figures051015, etc indicate cents progressively in multiples of 5 up to 95, andwhen the handle is positioned opposite any of these numbersanddepressed, the corresponding number will be registered in theregistering mechanism. At the right of' the character $1 and when theoperating point and depressed, the proper registering Wheel will beoperated and the indicating cylinder moved to indicate the registrationof one dollar.

Referring now to Fig. 23, 19 indicates the units plate which is fixed toa shaft 20, said plate being connected by a sleeve on said shaft to asegment- 21 which segment is dapted to be rocked forward when plate 19raised by the operating handle.- When the operating handle is, moved toindicate the units, cents, the rear end of said handle is located underone of the steps marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 so distanced from the rear end ofthe operating handle that when the handle engagesone of said steps, theunits plate will be raised so as to rock the segment 21 the distance of1, 2, 3, or 4 teeth. Assuming that the handle is positioned to open thedrawer without registering the number (no sale) the rear end of theoperating handle will be located opposite a notch 19 in the units plateand hence said plate will not be raised upon the operation of thehandle. 19* indicate projections or shoulders on the lower' edge oftheunits plate, each of which, when engaged by the operating handle andraised,..will move the segment 21 the distance of five teeth. Thus inthe registration of progressively higher numbers in multiples of five,each number containing five units will, when registered, cause the unitsplate to be lifted a distance to register five units in the totalizerwheel; and each number containing no units, will, when regis' tered byoperating the'handle, permit the units plate to remain stationary as theoperating handle will in the registration of such numbers, be locatedopposite one of the recesses 19 1 In Fig. 22 I have-shown the tenscontrolling plate 22 which is pivotally mounted upon the shaft 20. Thistens plate is provided with a series of shoulders on its top and bottomedges, thatat the extreme right I in Fig. 22 indicated at 22 being soposi-- tioned with respect to the rear end of the opcrating handle thatwhen'said handle is operated, the tens plate will remain stationary.This edge 22 coincides with the are of. movementof the operating handlefrom and including .05 to the right of No sale to and including $.01.The next step 22 will,

i when the operating handle engages the plate to 'lift it at this point,cause the tens plate to be raised so that it and its conjoined segment23 will move forward a distance of one space thus registering F 1 in thetens registering wheel. These steps progressively increase the extent ofmovement of the tens plate, until the lowermost step is reached which,when the operating handle cooperates therewith, will cause the segment23 to be rocked forward a distance of nine spaces.

24 indicates an'arm pivotally mounted on shaft 20 and whose rear end isbent as shown in Fig. 21 so that when the operating handle is moved tothe extreme right'by the operator its rear end will be positioned underthe bent end 24 so as to raise said plate a distance of one tooth toregister one dollar in the proper registering wheel. In doing this theoperating handle'of course does not operate either the tens or the unitsplates. Plate 24 has asegment 25 connected thereto for cooperating withthe units dollar pinion of the totalizer.

The totalizer wheels are mounted upon a grooved shaft 26 havingsuitablebearings in side frame plates 27 pivotally mounted at 28 toloracketextensions on the cross bar 9. This frame is rocked rearwardly at theinitial depressing movement of the handle by means of a rocking frame 29(seeFig. 8) having a notch in its periphery which notch cooperates witha roller on an end of a tappet 30. The tappet 30 is carried by an arm 31pivotally mounted to the side framing 2 and having a lateral projection31*,on its end which extends over arearward extension on one of theframes 27. The frame 29 is rocked by means of a link 32 connected to therocker bar 16. When the handleis depressed, the roller on the end of thetappet 30drops into thenotch of the frame 29, and spring 33 rocks thearm 31 and holds the totalizer frame rearwardly until the frame 29passes under the tappet 30 and permits said tappet to rise to its normalposition. In rising the tappet 30 which is provided with a lateralprojection 30 engaging the arm 31 will, by the cam face 29 on therocking frame, lift the frame 31- and restore" the totalizer frame tonormal position. Inthis manner the totalizer wheels are thrown into meshwith the segmental racks 21, 23 and 25 at the commencement of thedownward movement of the operating handle and held in mesh therewithuntil said handle starts to rise with thecam face 29 and will lift thetotalizer wheels out of engagement with their racks and preventretrograde rotation thereof.

The counter for indicating the number of times that the drawer isopened-and no sale made is shown in Figs. 10. and 11 and consists of theindicating wheels 34 hearing numbers from 1 to 9 inclusive and zero ontheir peripheries to which wheels are conjoined ratchet wheels 39shownin Fig. 10. The Wheel at the right in Fig. 10 is the units wheel and hasa deep notch 39 while the tens wheel shown at the center in Fig.- 10 hasa shallower notch 39". An operating pawl 40 is carried by an arm 41pivotally mounted on a shaft 42 and normally'held against the unitswheel by means of a spring 43. Thus, whenever the arm 41 is vibrated,the pawl 40 is lifted and its tine 40" will operate the units wheeluntil it drops into the deep notch 39 when the second tine 40 willengage the tens wheel and move the tens wheel a distance of one tooth.When the tine 4O operates in the ordinary way with its ratchet teeth,tine 4O which drives thetens wheel and the tine 40 which operates thehundreds wheel will beheld out of engagement with said wheelsrespectively.

When the deep notch in the units wheel ratchet is reached then the tine40 may operate the tens" wheel the distance of one tooth or, if the tine40 drops into shallow notch 39, then the tine 40 will be brought intoengagement with the hundreds wheel and operate the latter the distanceof one tooth simultaneously with the operation of the tens and unitswheels.

The means for operating the tined driving pawl for the above describedcounting mechanism comprises a bail-like frame 44 pivotally mounted onshaft and having a rearward extension 44, see Figs. 1 and 20 whichrearward extension is provided with a bent rear end designed to beengaged 'by the operating lever when the same is positioned at No sale.Bail 44 engages a cam face on the rear end of lever 41, see Fig. 7, soas to vibrate said lever every time the handle is operated whenpositioned at No sale The totalizing wheels which are operated toaccumulate the various registrations are indicated at 45, see Fig. 9,the indicating wheel at the extreme right of the series reging mechanismabout to be described is operative to carry from lower to higher orders.3

Referring now to Fig. 11 wherein a segment 21 is shown out of mesh-withits co-' operating pinion, it will be observed that when the frame 27 isrocked rearwardly, it will engage pinion 46 conjoined to the ratchetwheel 46 with a segment and rotate said pinion, its conjoined ratchetwheel and indicating wheel on the forward stroke of the segment. 48indicates a restraining pawl pivotally mounted on a rod 49 having abearing in the side frames 27, and which pawl 48 prevents backwardrotation of the ratchet 46. Assuming for purposes of description thatthe disk 47 with its tripping projection shown in Fig; 11, is identifiedwith the cents wheel and that the pinion ratchet wheel and indicatingwheel illustrated in said figure are identified with the dimes column,it will be seen that as the tripping projection rotates, it will engagea finger or shoulder 50 ,011 a tripping pawl 50 pivotally mounted on therod 49. This pawl is held in operative position by a spring 51. Ashoulder is provided at its forward end which shoulder normallyrestrains a driving pawl 52 from engaging the ratchet wheel of higherorder. This driving pawl as shown in Fig. 9 is provided with a lateralextension for cooperating with the tripping pawl 50.

, In the normal operation of the machine y when no carrying is effected,the carrying pawl 52 is vibrated idly by means of the followingmechanism: On the shaft 42 are arms 53 upon whose forward ends arepivotally mounted carrying pawls 52. Arms 53. are

provided with downward extensions to which are pivoted tappets 54 havingrollers ontheir lower ends and provided with lateral projections ontheir upper ends for engaging the forward edge of the arm A spring 55tends to hold these tappets in normal position. A spring 56 holds thecarrying pawls 52 in engagement with the tripping pawls 50 and thespring 51 also tends to maintain the engagement between the trippingpawls and carrying pawls. The rocking frame 29 before referred tocarries cam project-ions 57 at its upper end which cooperaterespectively with the rollers of thc tappets 54 of the differentcarrying pawls, and in order to successively carry from lower tohigherorders, these cam projections 57 are preferably arranged in a spiralseries, as shown.

As the operating handle is depressed and the segment 21 is rockedforwardly to introduce the proper number into the register wheel, thetripping 'arojection will depress the forward end of the tripping pawl50 and permit the carrying pawl 52 to be moved, under the action of itsspring 56, into engagement with the ratchet identified with the nextadjacent register wheel of.

higher order. At the same time, frame 29 moves rearwardly and the camprojections 57 are successively moved under and behind the tappets 54,said tappets idly vibrating to permit this. Upon the initial upwardmovement of the operating handle, the segments are disengaged from theregistering pinions and as the frame29 rocks forwardly, the tappets54'are successively engaged, and any carrying pawl 52 which has beenreleased and which is in engagement with the ratchet wheel of nexthigher order, will be lifted and rotate its engaged ratchet wheel thedistance of one tooth. All of the carrying pawls are of course thuslifted, but only those ratchet wheels of higher order will be operatedby the carrying pawls which have been tripped. The other carryingpawls52 .while lifted cannot operate their ratchet wheels because they'areheld out of engage-- ment therefrom by the non-tripped tripping pawls.In order to absorb high numbers carried from actuated register wheels, Imay add one-or two additional wheels, as for instance tens of dollarsand hundreds of dollars as shown at the left in Fig. 9. These wheelshave no pinions conjoined to them, and as they can only receive motionfrom a wheel of lower order and are never operated more than one step ata time, I provide the same with recesses of varying depths and effectcariying from one to theother by means of a carrying pawl 58 whichoperates similar to the tine carrying pawl 40 before described withrespect to the counting indicator To restore the registering mechanismto zero position, I provide the end of shaft 26 with a hand wheel 60,see Figs. 1 and 2 and mount in each of the indicating wheels 34 and 45,a spring-pressed pawl 61, see Fig. 15, which pawls are designed to fallinto a longitudinal groove in the shaft 26 and rotate the disks in thesame direction as when said disks are being driven by their segments.The pawl, however, does not prevent the disks from continuing to rotateafter reaching zeroposition, as the pawl is lifted out of the groove. I

In order to prevent the operation of the handle when the resettinghandle is in other than home position, I mount a notched disk 62 on theopposite end of shaft 26, (see Fig. 8) which notched disk, when theshaft is rotated, engages the upper end of a swing ing plate 63 pivotedat 64 and carrying a bar 65 which lies under the carrying pawls 52, sothat when said plate 63 is rocked, the carrying pawls are held out ofengagement with the wheel. A rock arm 66 lies against the upper end ofplate 63 and when said plate is rocked forwardly, the rock arm 66 iscarried with it and being mounted upona shaft 67, will rockv said shaftagainst the tension of its restoring torsional spring 68. The shaft 67carries hooked arms 69 which are designed to move under pins 7 0 on eachside member of the rocker frame 16. In this manner, when the plate 63 isrocked, the rocker frame cannot be depressed and hence the operatinghandle is locked against movement.

To arrest the shaft 26 in zero position, I mount a bell crank lever 71on the frame 27 which bell crank lever has a stepped upper end forcotiperating with a pin 72 on the disk 62 when said bell crank lever isrocked forwardly. The horizontal member of the bell crank lever extendsunder the'plate 63 and when said plate is rocked, the stepped upper endof lever 71 is placed in the path of the pin 72. A spring 73 holds thehori-- zontal member of the bell crank lever against plate 63 so thatwhen said plate is restored to normal position by dropping into thenotch in the disk 62, it will engage the rear edge ofsaid notch and asthe restraining pawls 48 tend. to center the ratchet wheels, saidratchet wheels will be reversely rotated by the centering restrainingpawls practically the distance of one-half a tooth, which reverserotation releases the stepped upper end of the arresting bell cranklever 71. By this construction, the rocking plate 6 3 places thearresting bell crank lever in position in the path of said pin to arrestsaid pin when the shaft 26 has been rotated onehalf a tooth in excess ofone complete revolution. Then, when the plate 63 is released, it willpermit the lever '71 to be returned home, and .a one-half tooth backwardrotation of disk 62 will release the upper end of the arresting lever 71and permit said arresting lever to move under and behind the pin 7 2, asshown in F ig. 8.

The drawer releasing mechanism is best shown in Fig. 7 in which 7 Lindicates a hooked extension on, the rocker frame 16 which is adapted tocoiiperate with a pivoted tappet 75 mounted on a lever 76 pivoted at 77.The rear end of this lever is gaging a second lever 78 pivoted at 79,the

' rear end of which is provided with a shoulder which lies in front ofthe rear wall of the drawer when the drawer is closed. As the operatinghandle is depressed, the hooked extension 7e; engages under the tap pctand the handle rises, the tappet 75 is raised and the drawer isreleased. To sound an alarm when the drawer is opened, I provide therocking frame 29 with a hooked extension 80, see Fig. 8, which, as theframe 29 is rocked rearwardly, draws backthe fiat spring 81 carrying thebell hammer the are of movement of said hooked extension 80, releasingsaid spring whereby the hammer strikes the bell 82 and sounds the alarm.On the forward rocking movement of the frame 29, the hooked extensionagain becomes engaged with the upper end of the flat springs 81.

To operate the indicating cylinders: I shall first describe the mannerof operating the Cash and No sale cylinder provided with these'words,which are exposed through suitable sight openings at the front and rearof the machine. This cylinder is indicated at 83, see Figs. 2, 3 and 4,being loosely mounted upon a shaft 84 and car-' rying a ratchet wheel 83conjoined thereto. This ratchet wheel coiiperates with a restrainingpawl 85 pivo-tally-mounted on a. rod 86 and connected to a suitablespring whereby it is yieldingly held against the ratchet Wheel.

Referring now to Fig. 20, it will be ob served that the lever 44* isprovided with a pin or roller operating in a slot in the lower end of arod 87. This rod is connected to the cylinder 83 and when the operatinglever is depressed to open the drawer without registering an amount inthe totalizers the rod 87 is raised and rotates the cylinder 83, so asto exhibit No sale through the sight openings. The restraining pawl 85holds the cylinder 83 in this position.

-When the operating handle is moved to register an amount in thetotalizers, the tappet 17 a on the rear endof the extension 10 of therocking frame, vibrates the lever 18, causing the upper 'end thereof,having a slot and pin connection with a rock arm 88, to rock shaft 89which shaft carries an arm 90 having a bent upper end which, when thearm 90 is rocked forwardly, engages the restraining pawl 85 and releasesthe ratchet of cylinder 83. vThe weight of the arm 87 connected to oneside of the cylinder 83 rotates said-cylinder, so that the word Cashappears opposite thesight openings, the

movement of the cylinder in reaching this position being determinedby'the slot in the lower end of the arm 87- and when the arm 90 rocksrearwardly the restraining pawl 85 is again permitted to engage itsratchet.

The dollars indicating cylinder is shown in Fig. 18 at 91 and isconjoined to a baillike extension 92 whose opposite end is looselymounted on the shaft 84 and conjoined to a pinion 93. A torsional spring94 arranged on shaft 84 tends to restore the cylinder 91 to zeroposition. The segment 95 meshes with the pinion, said segment beingloosely mounted on a shaft 86. The lower extension of the segment isprovided with a lateral projection 97 which cooperates with a ratchettoothed segment 98. This segment 98 is operated by a pawl 99 mounted onthe lower end of a pawl carrying arm 100 swinging from the shaft 86.This pawl carrying arm is connected by a link 101 with the segment 25,so that at each' operation of the operating handle to register $1.00 inthe totalizer wheels, the dollar cylinder willbe moved to indicate 1.The spring 102 normally holds the pawl 99 in operative position. Torelease the dollar cylinder, I fix to the rock shaft 89, a curved arm103 whose forward end lies over a pin 104 on the pawl 99, so that whenthe extension 16 of the rocking frame is raised and rocks the shaft 89in the manner heretofore described, the arm 103 will be depressed, so asto release the pawl 99 and permit the segment 98 to be restored tonormal position. A restraining pawl 105is pivoted to the lower rearportion of arm 103 and cooperates with teeth on the ratchet segment 98to hold the same in adjusted positions during the successiveregistrations of several numbers constituting the total amount of thesale, as, for instance, if the sale amounted to $1.89, a composition keyis depressed, so that when $1.00 was registered in the totalizer, then$.85 and finally $.04, the several indicating cylinders would remain soas to exhibit the composition number resultin from the severaloperations of the ban le. The pawl 99 normally lies in-advance of-theratchet teeth on the lower edge of segment 98 and the arm 100 whichdetermines the normal position of the segment 98 cooperates with alateral projection 98 on the forward edge of the segment, so that as thearm 100 rocks forward,

the segment will be moved by the arm 100 and place said segment inposition, so that the pawl 99 will engage the first tooth. After this insuccessive operations to introduce dollafs into the machine, the pawl 99will successively advance the segment 98 up to three additional teethand the restraining pawl 105 will hold the segment in such advancedposition, unless, of course, the sha'ft 89 rocks.

By means of the restraining pawls 105 the amount indicated on theindicating cylinders will remain exposed until another amount isregistered by depressing the han- .dle when pa-wls 105 are disengagedfrom their ratchetson the initial downward stroke of the handle throughthe means which rotates shaft 89;

106 indicates the units cents indicating cylinders, which are fixed to ashaft 84, so as to rotate therewith. Shaft84 also has a pinion 107pinned thereto with which cooperates'a segment 108 connected by a link109 cooperating with ratchet toothed seg ments 110 operated by a pawlonan arm 111 in the manner heretofore described with respect to theoperation of the segment 98.

The tens or dimesiudicating cylinders 112 are mounted on shaft 84' andarranged on each side of the dollars indicating cylinder 91. Thesecylinders have pinions 113 conjoined thereto with which cooperatesegments 11 4 fixed to the shaft 86. Shaft 86 also has a ratchet toothedsegment 115 operated directly by an arm-116 cooperating with a lateralprojection 117 on the forward edge ofthe segmental ratchet 115, said armbeing connected by a link 118 to the segment 23.

By the above construction, whenever units cents are registered, they areindicated by the cylinders 106, the one at the right, look ing from thefront at the machine being exposed to the front, and the one at the leftbeing exposed to the rear. The dimes indicating cylinders 112 areoperated, the one at the right showing through the front,'and

the one at the left showing through the cessive operations of theoperating handle,

which requires that the indicating cylinders being released, I depress akey or lever 119 arranged at the front of'the machine, see F igs. l and4 which key is provided with a notch 119 for cooperating with a platewhereby it may be held depressed. A spring 120 arranged under the keytends to raise the same. A bell crank lever 121 pivotedat 122 in theside framing of the ma chine has its lower member connected to a link123. The rear end of said link being slidingly mounted upon a bar 124also pivoted at 122. This link 128 carries a lateral projection 125 atits rear end which, when the key 119 is depressed, is placed overtheextension 16 of the rocker frame, so that when said rocker frame isvibrated by the operating handle, the bar 124 will be raised. 1V hen thebar 124 is raised upon the operation of the handle, a downward extendingtrack portion 126 at the rear end thereof is moved into position so thatit forms a con tinuation of the rear edge of lever 18 and holds the pawl17 elevated when the extension '16 is depressed, to prevent the rolleron the forward end of said tappet or pawl 17 from dropping under theinclined lower edge of lever 18. Thus after setting the composition key119, the tappet 1.7

- will, upon the first operation of the handle,

vibrate lever 18 and rockthe shaft 89, so as to release all of theindicating cylinders. The bar 124 being raised will locate the trackextension in position to prevent the tappet l7 from again vibratinglever 18 during the successive operations of the handle. By virtue ofthe restraining pawls 00- operating with the segments 98, etc.', thecylinders will be left in their adjusted position. To illustrate: If$1.59 is to be indicated it makes no difference which amount, $1.00,$.55 or $.04 is registered or indicated first, but assuming for purposesof illustration that $1.00 is first indicated, the operation of thehandle will first release all of the positioned cylinders and positionthe dollar cylinder to indicate 1. By moving the operating handle to anddepressing it, the dimes and cents cylinders will be operated, but thedollar cylinder will not be released. Thus $1.55 will be indicated' Byadj usting the handle to register $.04 and depressing it, 4 will beadded to the cents cylinders, and they will stand at 9, the othercylinders remaining in their position, so that the amount $1.59 a numbercomposed of three smaller numbers will be indicated on the cylinders; Inorder to hold the bar 124 elevated after the first operation of thehandle in indicating a compositionnumber, I utilize the following means:The forward end of bar 124 carries a bell crank lever 127 whose verticalmember is stepped at its upper end'so as to cooperate with a pin 128extending from'the side frame 2. A spring 129 holds the bell crank leveragainst the pin and when the rear end of bar 124 '-is raised, this bellcrank lever is depressed, so that its stepped upper end is located underthe pin 128 to hold the forward end of the bar 124 depressed andits'rear end elevated. To release the bar 124 when the compositionnumber has been indicated, Iprovide an extension 121 on the bell cranklever 121 which lies under the horizontal member of the bell crank lever127 and when the key 119 is released and permitted to rise, thisextension 121. moves the bell crank lever 127 to disengage its steppedupper end from the pin 128 and the bar 124 may return to normalposition.

In order to prevent abnormal operation of the indicators when thecomposition key is depressed and the operating handle operatedimproperly, I provide means whereby the dollars indicating cylindercannot be operated to indicate a number higher than 4, $4.99 being thecapacity of the present machine.

As shown in Fig. 19., it will be seen that the ratchet toothed segment98 has certain of its teeth cut away, so as to leave a blank space 98".It will be understood that the purpose of the composition key is toindicate the amount of the sale to the purchaser and no singleindication can be higher than $4.99.

If it is desired .to indicate $4.99, the handle is operated four timesopposite the dollar scale mark with the composition key depressed, thenthe handle is operated once to indicate $.95 and placed opposite the$.04 and depressed to add 4 to the cents indicators. .At

no time are the dimes indicating wheels in-i operated to indicate 1, 2,3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

The space 98 on the segment 98 prevents the operating pawl 104 frommoving the dollars indicator to indicate a number higher than 4. 4'being the limit of movement of this indicating-wheel. I provide othermeans on the cents segment 110 (see Fig. 19) in the form of a trackplate 110 on the lower rear edge of the segment which, when the'segmentis advanced to indicate 9, will engage the pin 110 on the driving pawl110 and depress said pawl, so that it will be moved out of engagementwith the teeth on said segment. The restraining pawl 110 prc ventsbackward rotation of the segment until the rock arm 89 is operated. Inthis manner the segment 110 may beinitially positioned by its arm 111 toindicate 5, and

- then supplementally positioned by the pawl 110 to indicate 6, 7, S or9. lVhen in the ninth position, the pawl is disengaged and anysubsequent operation of the operating handle to register cents, willidly vibrate the awl 110 which is held out of engagement with the teethof segment 110 and hence the cents indicating wheel will remainstationary.

To hold the drawer closed during the indication of a composition numberand to insure the restoration of the parts to normal position'and whichwere brought into operation to effect such composition indication, Iarrange a tappet 180 on the lower end of the bell crank lever 121 whichtappet when the key 119 is depressed is moved in front of a shoulder 131on the drawer. Notwithstanding the fact that the drawer is released bythe leverf78 upon the first operation of the handle, and permitted tomove forward slightly so that the rear end of thelever 78 will rest uponthe top. of the drawer, the shoulder 131 engages the tappet 130 andprevents the drawer from being opened until the key 119 is raised. Thepurpose of making the engagement between the bell crank lever .121andthe drawer in the form of a yielding tappet is to permit the key 119to be depressed to indicate a composition number when the drawer isopen. Then, if the drawer is closed while the key 119 is depressed, thetappet will ride on the edge of the drawer until it drops in front ofthe shoulder 131 and hence the drawer cannot be again opened until thekey 119 is raised.

I will now describe the printing mechanism whereby each numberregistered is recorded.

The swinging plate 8 before referred to has a plate 132 secured to itslower edge,

one edgeof which is provided with a series of notches cooperating with aspring pressed centering pawl 133, whereby the operating handle is heldin registration with its guiding slot. The opposite edge 1s, proridedwith gear teeth which mesh with a pinion. 134 mounted on shaft 135extending through the side frame This shaft 135 carries a printing wheel136 on its end, the face of which is provided with printing typerepresenting the different numbers on the scale plate5. Thus, as thehandle is adjusted to difierent positions, theprintingwheel iscorrespondingly adjusted'i As the handle is depressed, a rocking frame137 (see Fig. 6) is operated, said frame having atone end a lateralextension 138 which lies under an arm 139. The lower end of this armcarries an inking roller 140 which wipes over the face of the type inthe printing line as the handle is depressed and moves the inking rollerout of the way of the platen or type hammer 142. This type hammer iscarried by a rocking frame 143 havng a pm at one side whlch cooperateswith a cam slot in the lower end of the plate 144 fixed to the rockingframe 137. Thus,if said frame is rocked, the lower end is movedrearwardly, and as the inking roller is moved rearwardly the platen islifted so to' press the strip of paper against the type in the printingline. The strip of paper is fed from a spool 145 over appropriated idlerollers on each side of the printing wheel and is wound upon a spool146. The spool 146 is rotated step by step by paper feeding mechanismwhich consists of a pawl 147 see Fig. 6, mounted on the rocker frame andcotiperating with a ratchet 148 on a shaft 149. This shaft carriesa gear150 on its outer end which meshes with a gear 151 on the hub of spool146. 'Shaft 149 also carries one of the paper guiding rollers 149 whichis preferably knurled or faced with rubber. Roller 152 cooperates withthe roller 149, said roller being mounted in a swinging frame 153 andheld yieldingly by a spring 154 against the roller 149, so. that whensaid frame is depressed the rollers 159 and 152 are separated to permitthe introduction of the end of the strip 'of paper.

In order to distinguish the composition numbers which are recorded, Iprovide means for feeding the paper a shorter distance so that any twoor three numbers entering into the composition will be closely spaced.Ordinarily the pawl 147 will operate the ratchet wheel 148 the distanceof two teeth but when the composition key 119 is depressed, an extension123 on the link 123 will, by a slot and pin connection, rock a plate 155and move the same in the path of a cam face 147" on the pawl 147, sothat as the rocker frame 16 is depressed, the pawl 147'will be thrownout of engagement with the ratchet when its cam face strikes of therocker'frame, this cam face permits the pawl to reengage the ratchet atsuch time as to permit the ratchet to be operated one tooth. Therestraining pawl 156 is mounted on an extension of the plate 155 toprevent retrograde movement of the ratchet 148, and also serve to feedthe paper one tooth when the composition key is released plate 155 isrotated.

In'Figs. 28 and 29, I have shown an ar rangement for designating thesalesman who operates the machine. series of keys 160 lettered A, B, C,and D, each of which is held up by a'spring 161. The shanks of thesekeys are notched to cooperate with a pawl 162, whereby they are helddepressed. The lower ends of the key shanks are connected to T-shapedlevers 163 having depending operating extensions of different length sothat when a key is depressed it willmove a bar 164, by engag- There area r the bent forward end thereof, different distances. Bar 164 isconnected to a printing segment 165 mounted alongside the printingwheel136, and this printing seg ment will, when a clerks key isdepressed, position a type in printing line opposite the numberrecorded, to designate the clerk effecting the registration. The upperextensions of the T-levers' 163 cotiperate with a plate 166 pivoted at166 and connected by a link 167 to a stepped lever 168 pivotedon arocking plate 169 mounted on shaft 96. When theplate 166 is rockedforward, the stepped lever 168 is brought over a plate 170 mounted ontheextension 16 of the rocking frame, and when the handle is operated,plate 170 engages the particular step in its .path and lifts lever 168rocking the plate 169 so that a retaining pawl 171 -may engage-the teethon the lower edge of the plate 169 and hold the same in position. Thisretaining pawl is mounted upon the rock shaft 89 and whenshaft 89 isrocked,

it will release the plate 169 and permit the a segment 172 meshing withthe pinion 173 conjoined to the clerks designating cylinder 174'whichcylinder is exposed through the sightopenings and bearsletters A, B, Cand D. When the rocking frame 16 is depressed, it will pass a tappet 175in its path and idly vibrate said tappet. This tappet is arranged on anarm 176 fixed to a rock shaft 177 on which the pawls 162 are looselymounted and said shaft 177 has pins 178 which engage the lateralprojections of the pawls, and as the rocking frame 16 rises, it willengage the tappet 175 and rock the shaft to release the keys.

In Fig. 27, I have shown a modified construction of operating handle inwhich I provide means for securing a pause atthe forward rockingmovement of the segment 21, 23 and 25 of such duration as to enable theregister pinions to be disengaged therefrom while said segments are atrest. In the construction heretofore described in which the rear end ofthe operating handle rocks said segments forwardly and also operates therocking frame, the'parts so timed that the register pinions must bedisengaged from the segments the instant that the handle starts itsbackward movement and where there is most motion or wear in the parts,this will possibly produce a bindvided with a lifting plate 177pivotally connected thereto and which lifting plate cooperates with thecents, dimes and dollars controlling plates heretofore described. Whenthe handle is operated, the bell crank lever is caused to rock andinitially lift one or more of the controlling plates in its path andeventually the rear end of the operating handle will come in contactwith the lower edges of said plates to drive them home and take up anylost'mo'tion in the pause mechanism under consideration. As the rear endof the operating handle starts downward the roller176 will sustain theplate 177 in its elevated position for a short period of time and holdthe register operating segments forward and stationary until theregister pinions are rocked out of engagement therewith.

In order to arrest the upward movement of the lifting plates, thehorizontal swinging plate 8 is provided with a forward extension 8against which all of the lifting plates strike when operated by ahandle. To restore the lifting plates, the rocking frame 16 is providedwith a T-shaped extension 16 lying above the arms of the lifting plates,so that if said lifting plate should strike and not fall by gravity, thearms 16 will depress them.

What I claim is:

1. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontal swinging plate, avertically movable operating handle pivoted thereto and independentlyoperable lifting plat-es co'ciperating with said operating handle.

2. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging andvertically mov able operating handle, relatively positioned verticallymovable stepped lifting plates cooperating therewith, segments which aremoved by said plates and register wheels which are operated by saidsegments.

3. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging andvertically movable operating handle, pivotally mounted stepped liftingplates cotiperating therewith, segments connected to said liftingplates, register wheels, and means for moving said register wheels intoand out of mesh with said segments.

4. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging andvertically movable operating handle, stepped lifting plates pivotallymounted so as to move independently of each other, a segment operated byeach of said lifting plates, register wheels, and means for moving saidregister wheels into and out of engagement with said. segments.

5. In a cash register, the combination of a vertically movable operatinghandle, a horizontally swinging plate to which said handle is pivoted, avertically movable rocker frame which is operated by said handle in allof its positions, a registering mechanism, and means for operating saidregistering mechanism from said rocker frame.

6. In a cash register, the combination of an operating handle pivotedfor horizontal swinging movement whereby it'may be differentiallypositioned relative to amount determining 'devices, and pivoted forvertical swinging movement whereby it is adapted to operate registeringmechanism, with a locking means adapted to prevent abnormally suddenoscillation of the handle in a vertical direction, which locking meansis adapted to cooperate with said handle in any of its differenthorizontal positions.

7. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging plate,an operating handle pivoted to said plate and having a vertical movementrelative thereto, and a pivoted member having a cam face engaged by saidhandle to lock the same against movement when an effort is made to movesaid handle too quickly. a

8. In a cash register, the combination'of a horizontally swinging andvertically movable operating handle, a rocker frame operated thereby,register wheels, a swinging frame in which said register wheels aremounted, and means operated by said rocker frame for swinging said framein which the register wheels are mounted.

9. In a cash register, the combination of a handle, a horizontallyswinging and vertically movable operating rockerwframe op-- erated bysaid handle, a swinging frame containing register wheels, a bell cranklever for rocking said swinging frame, a tappet on said bell cranklever, and a notched frame connected to said rocking frame forcoiiperating with said tappet and said hell I crank lever to rock theregister frame.

10. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging andvertically movable operating handle,'a rocking frame operated thereby, anotched segment operated by said rocking frame, a bell crank leverhaving a tappet which normally lies in position to enter the notch ofsaid rocking frame.

11. In a cash. register, the combination of a horizontally swinging'arid'vertically movable operating handle, of pivotally mounted steppedlifting plates which are operated individually and. simultaneously bysaid handle.

12. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging andvertically movable operating handle, lifting plates which are designedto cooperate individually and collectively with said handle.

13. In a cash register, the combination of a stepped lifting platehaving shoulders for registering units of cents, said plate also havingspaced projections for registering five cents, and a horizontallyswinging and vertically movable operating handle eooperating therewith.

14. In a cash register, the combination of a cents lifting plate havingspaced projections, a stepped (limes plate in combination with ahorizontally swinging and vertically movable operating handle which isdesigned to be positioned under the projections of the cents plate andbetween said projections,said

handle when operated under the projections of the cents plate operatingon two plates conjoined, and when locatedbetwecn the pro jections of thecents plate operate the dimes plate only.

, 15. In a cash register, the combination of a horizontally swinging andvertically movable operating handle, stepped dimes and cents liftingplates, having a stepped portion concentric with the movement of saidhandle, said plates being pivoted at their ends so as to swingvertically and serve as translating devices, actuating racks operated bysaid plates respectively, and registering mechanism which is thrown intooperative engagement with said racks to indicate amounts registered bythe machine.

16. In a cash register, the combination of an operating handle,vertically swinging lifting plates operated thereby, a weighted rockingframe cooperating with said handle to restore the same, said rockingframe also engaging the lifting plates to restore them to normalposition.

17 In a cash register, the combination of an operating handle,vertically swinging lifting plates operated thereby, a weighted Yrocking frame cooperating with said handle to restore the same, acylinder positioned by the movement of said rocking frame, said rockingframe also engaging the lifting plates to restore them to normalposition, and means for holding said cylinder in adjusted positions.

18 In a cash register, the combination of an operating handle, liftingplates operated thereby, a weighted rocking frame cooperating with saidhandle to restore the same, a cylinder actuated by movement of saidrocking frame, said rocking frame also engaging the lifting plates torestore them to normal position, means for holding said a ratchettoothed segment connected to the segmental rack, an arm for initiallyoperating' said ratchet toothed segment, and a pawl carried by said armfor supplementally transmitting motion to said segment.

21. In a cash register, the combination of an indicator, and means foroperating the samecomprising aratchet toothed segment,

an arm for initially operating said segment, a retaining pawl forholding said segment in adjusted position, and a pawl on said arm forsupplementally operating said segment and adjusting it to a newposition.

22. In a cash register, the combination of an indicator, means foroperating the same comprising a ratchet toothed segment, an arm forinitially operating said segment, a retaining pawl for holding saidsegment in adjusted position, a pawl on said arm for s'upplementallyoperating said segment and adjusting it to a new positionfand means fosimultaneously disengaging the retaining and supplemental pawls tindicator.

23. In a cash register, the combination of an indicator, means foroperating the same comprising a ratchet toothed segment, an armfor'initially operating said segment, a retaining pawl for holding saidsegment in adjusted position, a pawl on said arm for supplementallyoperating said segment and adjusting it to a new position, means forsimultaneously disengaging the retaining and supplemental pawls torelease the indicator, and means for restoring said released indicatorto its normal or zero position.

24. In a cash register, the combination of a plurality of independentlyoperable indicators, means normally operating to return said indicatorsto zero, means for releasing all of said indicators to permit them toreturn to zero after each actuation thereof, and means for preventingthe operation of said releasing means, whereby said indica tors may besupplementally operated.

25. In a cash register, the combination of a; plurality of independentlyoperable indi cators, means normally operating to return said indicatorsto zero after each operation, means for releasing all of said indicatorsto permit them to return to Zero, means for initially and supplementallypositioning said indicators to indicate a composition number, and meansfor preventing the operation of said releasing means when a compositionnumber is to be indicated.

26. In a cash register, the combination of a plurality of indicatorsexposed through a sight opening, means for independently op erating saidindicators to expose different numbers through said opening, meansnormally operating to return said indicators to normal position aftereach operation, and means preventing the operation of said releasingmeans,whereby the numbers exposed release the through said sight openingmay be changed progressively.

27; In a cash register, the combination of.

a plurality of indicators exposed through a sight opening, means forindependently, initially and supplementally operating said indicators toexpose through the sight opening, means normally operating to returnsaid indicators to zero after each operation, and means for preventingthe operation of said releasing means when said indicators aresupplementally operated.

28. In a cash register, the combination of a series of indicators, ofretaining pawls for holding them in adjusted position, and means forreleasing said retaining pawls comprising a vibrating arm, a tappet. onsaid arm, and a lever rocked by said tappet and means for holding saidtappet.

29. In a cash register, the combination of a series of indicators, pawlsfor holding them in adjusted position, means normally operating aftereach operation for operating said pawls to release said indicators, and

means for preventing the release of said pawls whereby the indicatorsmay be supplementally operated.

30. In a cash register, the combination of a series of independentlyoperated indicators, normally operating to indicate amounts of singleregistrations and a composition key and connections whereby saidindicatorsmay be progressively operated to display numbers composed ofconsecutively registered smaller numbers coincident with the successiveregistrations, a recording mechanism and means for indicating on therecord a composition number.

31. In a cash register, the combination of a plurality of indicatorsnormally operating to indicate amounts of sii'igle registrations, ofmeans for operating them independently, a recording mechanisi'n, acomposition key and connection operated by said composition key wherebywhen said indicators are successively operated to display a compositionnumber, the record will automatically space the numbers entering intothe composition numbers differently from the. spacing of complete itemsfor the purpose of distinguishing them.

In a cash register, the combination of a composition key,,a drawer, adrawer releasing mechanism normally operating with each operation of theregister and means for preventing the o aeration of said drawerreleasing mechanism during operation of the register when saidcomposition key is operated.

' 83. In a cash register, the combination of a series of indicators, ofmeans whereby said indicators may be operated initially andsupplementallyto indicate a composition number, a drawer, a drawerreleasing different numbers

